Insights on Government Enforcement & White Collar

Arent Fox Partner Peter Zeidenberg and client Sherry Chen appeared on BBC World Service News Hour for an interview focusing on the recently dismissed industrial espionage case against Ms. Chen.

On Sunday, The New York Times published a feature story on White Collar & Investigations partner Peter Zeidenberg’s client who was accused of spying for China and illegally downloading data from a government website. 

Arent Fox LLP is proud to announce the publication of a comprehensive and definitive book for health care industry leaders focused on risk management and litigation.

Earlier this week, the owners of the egg distribution firm, Quality Egg, LLC (Quality Egg), were sentenced to three months in prison, given one year of supervised probation, and required to each pay a $100,000 fine after pleading guilty to selling eggs in 2010 that were contaminated with salmonella.

Peter R. Zeidenberg and Health Care partner David S. Greenberg published an article in Bloomberg BNA’s Health Care Fraud Report that examines an important decision after the Department of Justice (DOJ) successfully prosecuted Medicare fraud at Sacred Heart Hospital in Chicago.

Arent Fox White Collar & Investigations partner Peter R. Zeidenberg was quoted by The Chicago Tribune about the US Department of Justice’s (DOJ) against Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ).

Arent Fox White Collar & Investigations partner Peter R. Zeidenberg was featured on CBS New York following Sen. Robert Menendez’s (D-NJ) entering of a not-guilty plea one day after being indicted on federal corruption charges.

Arent Fox White Collar & Investigations partner Peter R. Zeidenberg was quoted by Politico in an article about the US Department of Justice’s (DOJ) case against Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ).

The US Department of Justice dropped charges against a federal employee that it had accused of illegally downloading data.

Alstom SA’s release today from World Bank sanctions ensures that the US Department of Justice (DOJ) will not impose an independent corporate monitor under its recent settlement with the company.

Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) violations can lead to significant collateral consequences.

Arent Fox LLP is pleased to announce that M. Scott Peeler, an experienced litigation and compliance lawyer, has rejoined the firm in New York.

Arent Fox White Collar & Investigations partner Peter R. Zeidenberg was quoted in a Politico article about the US government’s case against former CIA agent Jeffrey Sterling, who allegedly leaked to the press information about an apparent operation against Iran.

Arent Fox White Collar & Investigations partner Peter R. Zeidenberg wrote an article published in Law360 about a case recently argued before the United States Supreme Court that involves a Sarbanes Oxley statute being used to prosecute a commercial fisherman.

Arent Fox White Collar & Investigations partner Peter R. Zeidenberg was quoted by Law360 after the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced plans to award more than $30 million to a corporate whistleblower.

Arent Fox White Collar & Investigations partner Peter R. Zeidenberg was quoted by The National Law Journal after former Virginia Gov. Robert McDonnell and his wife were convicted of public corruption charges.

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The US Supreme Court this morning granted cert in a closely watched False Claims Act (FCA) case, Kellogg Brown & Root Services, Inc. v. United States ex rel. Carter — a case that raises important questions about wartime suspension of the FCA’s statute of limitations.

The US Department of Justice recently announced that Fokker Services BV (FSBV), a Dutch aerospace services provider, agreed to forfeit $10.5 million to the United States.

Chambers USA recognized 31 Arent Fox LLP attorneys as leaders in their field.

In a closely watched case, the US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has concluded that officers and employees of a foreign government-owned company may be “foreign officials” for purposes of the anti-bribery prohibitions of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA).

Arent Fox LLP is pleased to announce the expansion of its White Collar & Investigations practice with the addition of partner Peter R. Zeidenberg.

Law360 featured a quote from Arent Fox White Collar & Investigations partner Michael Zweiback on the details of a new plea arrangement reached on behalf of Mr. Zweiback’s client, John Tran, the former mayor of Rosemead, California, who was accused of “illegally soliciting and receiving a series of p

Thirty-three Arent Fox attorneys have been ranked at the top of their profession by The Best Lawyers in America.